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Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Asus Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Asus Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL , Samsung Galaxy Alpha

Asus Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL 2017 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Samsung Galaxy Alpha 2014 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7), screen 4.7", with resolution 720x1280. Smartphone has 2 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 4.7" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 60.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 70.3% 70.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 312 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 12 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, 4-axis OIS, dual pixel PDAF & laser AF -16 MP, 50mm (telephoto), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm, 2x optical zoom, AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard), AF
Functions HDR LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 2.1 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.9, 1/3.2'', 22mm (wide), 1.4µm, PDAF 2.1 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8 (Oreo); ZenUI 4 Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Exynos 5430 Octa (20 nm)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Mali-T628 MP6
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) No
Internal memory 64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 50125
GeekBench 4 Single Core 782
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2457
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 1804
General specs Release date 2017, August 2014, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.9 Х 75.6 Х 7.6 mm 132.4 Х 65.5 Х 6.7 mm
Weight 175 g 115 g
Colors Moonlight White, Pure Black Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scuba Blue
Battery 3600 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1860 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 390 EUR 390 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 27 h 30 min (3G) Stand by time- Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G) Music play - Up to 37 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) & aluminum frame aluminum frame, plastic back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global, Taiwan  LTE band 1(2100), 12(700), 18(800), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 41(2500) - US, Canada, Brazil  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - India Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - G850F  LTE band 1(2100), 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - SM-G850M
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 or 100 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     0.75 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head)     0.51 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others 24-bit/192kHz audio -DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, color spectrum , Infrared port - Fast battery charging: 50% in 32 min Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, heart rate - ANT+ - Versions: G850F (Europe); G850T (T-Mobile), G850M (Vodafone); G850FQ; G850Y Also known as Samsung Galaxy Alfa

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Zenfone 4 Pro ZS551KL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy Galaxy Alpha